Four Miners Injured as Miner Strikes Clash in Camps
In Pittsurge area on August 28, a clash between workers and strikers left four miners injured. Five men working for Cleveland Gas Coal courted strikers at a boarding house near Oak Hill tipple, leading to gunfire and a razor attack. The dispute aimed to fund a fight against imported labor and to mobilize support for broader strikes.
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Antonio Podasky
Gonrong Pimold
Batiste Dalmese
Oak Hill
Sandy Creek
Plain Creek
Turtle Creek
Scheme to Help Strikers in Pittsburg District Mines
Miners plan to assist friendly operators to restart mines in the Pittsburg district amid a looming conference disruption. National miners president M D Ratchford may not attend, reaffirming opposition to arbitration without full state representation. Operators resist broader arbitration, prompting expected strategic moves by both sides.
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Pirrasuna
Pittsburg
M. D. Ratchford
Atick
Ratchford
Western miners may strike in western conference gambit
Kansas City report notes officials McGregor Hughes Jones at an all day meeting in St Louis. They avoid exact aims but expect the great labor conference on August 30 to decide on a western strike. Miners in Missouri Kansas Iowa Oklahoma and other western states total about 41 000.
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St. Louis
Kansas City
T. RB. McGregor
Kansas
Miners
National Association
B. T. Hughes
Mlinois
H. Jones
Virginia
West
the Journal
Barney Hughes
Sinois
Missouri
Iowa
Oklahoma
Greeks Urge King George Reject Peace Treaty
A large Athens crowd of over 8,000 urged King George to reject the proposed Greece Turkey peace treaty and resume hostilities halted by the truce. The press and a broad public majority condemned the agitation for renewed war.
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Amizas
George
Greece
Turkey
Truc
Athens
Labor League backs coal miners amid strike action
The United Labor League voted financial and moral support for coal mine strikers on August 24. Topographical Union No. 4 reported sending 200 to the strikers, while the Universal Peace Union was denied representation in the league.
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Pallabetruta
United Labor League
Sioux City land suit seeks widow’s dower rights
Mrs. Henrietta Jackson, widow of James A. Jackson, has filed suit to establish a dower interest in a large Sioux City property pool valued around 1 million dollars. The tract includes city parcels and holdings of the Sioux City and Pacific and Sioux City and Northern railroads. Nearby items note executions, religious institutes, and horse racing news.
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Sioux City
Henrietta Jackson
Aug
James A. Jackson
THUS, H. SMITH WILL REPRESENT IOWA 18th DISTRICT
The senatorial convention in Shelby and Cass counties nominated T. H. Smith by acclamation for the 18th district. Smith, born 1854 in Appanoose County, a Bloomfield schoolteacher turned lawyer, has active campaign experience and strong Shelby county support. The convention endorsed McKinley’s administration and the Cedar Rapids Republican platform, with Smith expected to win by a good majority.
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Shelby County
Shelby
Cann County
J. Macomber
Court House
L. F. Mullin
F. J. Macomber
Cass Township
E. Lockwood
Cass County
I’. H. Smith
Geo. Pennell
D. O. Stuart
Smith
Wm. McKinley
Cedar Rapids
H. W. Byers
J. H. Smith
Ed Lockwood
Li. C. Lewis
Jonas Clarke
John Ford
W. E. Cooper
Alex Pritchard
Ww. Rhinesmith
Phelps
Sting
Wilson
H.G. Curtis
Thos. H. Smith
Appans Oove
Davis’ County
Harlan
Bloomfield
M. H. Jones
John W. Scott
P. C.truman
H. A. Wenn
Davis County
Old Cass county meeting at Fairview church draws crowds
A historic gathering at Fairview Church six miles south of Lewis featured Rev J K R Kirk of Grove City and Rev Smith of Lewis inside a packed sanctuary. A long exhibit table showed Basal era relics including blue coverlets a 200 year old English Christmas bowl and antique wool cards. Elderly Mother Marsh attended with a cotton dress threadbare yet preserved. The church was festively decorated with evergreens and flowers.
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Cass County
Fairview Church
Lewis
J. KR. Kirk
Grove City
Smith
Electric Bitters touted as nerve tonic and blood purifier
A promotional note claims Electric Bitters restore tired nerves and vigor. It says the vegetable medicine tones nerve centers in the stomach, stimulates the liver and kidneys, aids digestion and blood purification, improving appetite. Sold for 50c or 1 per bottle by Vic Emmert & Co.
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Bose
Vic Emmert & Co
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Tn Childre
Stanley Sap
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de Armitt
Ducker
Chicago
James O. Ducker
Charles E. Hill
Hill
Bible Institute
London
The
Daily Chronicle
Lord Penrhyn
Wales
Howland
Sheepshead Bay
New York
Hindoo
Imp Rochta
Hamburg
Charles Patterson
Clayton
Wilhite
Empero Nicholas
WN Fauve
Emper
William
Iowa Homestead
Farmers’ Institute
Homestead Company
Des Moines
H. Smith
Senate
Old People's Meeting
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